Lumino Magazine: Mellencamp Talks Truth From The Heart on New Disc
Aug 28, 2008-  Written by MATTHEW LAMBERT Wednesday, 27 August 2008 With John Mellencamp’s latest release, Life Death Love and Freedom, we are introduced to yet another album reflecting the current state of our country as well as topics dealing with mortality, war, love and freedom. Mellencamp has taken a turn from the pop-like Freedom’s Road (2007) an ...[more]

Farm Aid 2008 to Air Live on DirecTV – More Acts Added
Aug 25, 2008-  Farm Aid's New England Concert to Broadcast Live in HD and Commercial Free Exclusively on DIRECTV's The 101 Network Sept. 20 Event Adds The Pretenders, moe., Arlo Guthrie, Jerry Lee Lewis and More Artists to Lineup Last update: 5:00 a.m. EDT Aug. 25, 2008 SOMERVILLE, Mass., Aug 25, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Farm Aid today announced that its S ...[more]

Farm Aid 2008 Charity Auction Begins TODAY!
Aug 24, 2008-  The Club Cherry Bomb 4th Annual Farm Aid Charity Auction is kicking off Monday, August 25, 2008 with bids starting at 6:00 pm! Just about one month before the 2008 Concert in Mansfield, MA! To keep current on the bid amounts please click please visit the Club Message Board General Topics thread The fan organized and supported Farm Aid Auction  ...[more]

IF Magazine: Life, Death, Love And Freedom CD Review
Aug 23, 2008-  CD Review: JOHN MELLENCAMP 'LIFE, DEATH, LOVE AND FREEDOM' One of the roots-rockers best and fully realized album since 1987's THE LONESOME JUBILEE Grade: A- SRP: $18.98 By CARL CORTEZ, Contributing Editor Published 8/22/2008 John Mellencamp has come a long way since his “Jack and Diane” days of the early ‘80s where his roots rockin ...[more]

Put Life, Death, Love and Freedom Promo Graphics on YOUR Website
Aug 22, 2008-  Do you have a website? A Blog? A social network page (MySpace/Facebook etc.)? Then why not post some of our promotional banners for John's new album to show your support of John and his new music? Graphics like this really help spread the word about the a ...[more]

Vote for John's My Sweet Love Video on VH1, CMT and GAC!
Aug 22, 2008-  "My Sweet Love" is in video rotation on VH1, CMT and GAC and is eligible for the top video countdown on all of these networks. If you can take a minute every day and show your support of this great Mellencamp song, by simply casting your vote, you can help it climb the charts.

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Post YOUR Review and Rate LDL&F
Aug 22, 2008-  Now that you have had some time to fully digest John's new album, why not put your thoughtful and passionate review online? Great places include:

iTunes: Launch iTunes, go to the store, search for John and the new album and look for the "write a review" link. Complete the form, share your thoughts and click submit! Ea ...[more]

Timmins Daily Press:Life, Death, Love And Freedom
Aug 21, 2008-  Life experience affects songwriting Posted By JOHN EMMS Today our reviews focus on singer-songwriters, so before the reviews here are some personal observations. Songs are the key to any album. That's the bottom line to any classic recording. When you are a songwriter for any number of years, you will often challenge yourself to come up ...[more]

Hobby Farms: Nature & Recreation - Aiding the American Farmer
Aug 17, 2008-  Farm Aid, the annual concert founded and organized by the recording industry’s top names, helps America’s struggling farm families stay on the land. By Carol Ekarius A native son of the Midwest, John Mellencamp was a young man in his early 30s in the summer of 1985, and his album, Scarecrow, was burning up the charts. Its title song, “Rain on ...[more]

Winner Of The Life, Death, Love And Freedom Prize Package Picked!
Aug 11, 2008- We have picked and notified the winner of the Life, Death, Love and Freedom prize package contest that includes a LDL&F Window Cling, Small Poster, Larger Poster and another autographed JM item! Check your email to see if you are the lucky winner!  ...[more]

Rolling Stone Magazine: The Essential Album-by-Album Guide
Aug 10, 2008-  CHESTNUT STREET INCIDENT (1976) Key Tracks: "American Dream," "Good GIrls" Quick Take: It takes more than a leap of faith to be excited by Mellencamp's first five or six albums. He launched his career as "Johnny Cougar," a sobriquet thrust upon him by then-manager Tony DeFries, and Chestnut Street Incident presents an artist whose instincts run t ...[more]

Wellington NZ Herald Mellencamp Tour Preview and Interview
Aug 08, 2008-  Indiana John rides again 5:00AM Saturday August 09, 2008 By Russell Baillie Along with American social commentary, John's latest album also ruminates on his brush with mortality. Photo / AP American heartland rocker John Mellencamp is heading here for the first time in 30 years during what's shaping up as a late-career renaissance. He talks ...[more]

John Mellencamp Interviewed in New Issue of Rolling Stone Magazine
Aug 08, 2008-  A multipage interview with John Mellencamp is included in the new issue of Rolling Stone magazine hitting store shelves now! The piece, titled "John Mellencamp's New Blues," is in issue #1059 dated August 21, 2008 featuring Robert Downey Jr. on the cover. In the piece, John discusses his new record, touring, family life, politics and livi ...[more]

Summer 2008 Tour Wraps Up
Aug 08, 2008-  The Summer 2008 Tour wrapped up with an outstanding show in Berkeley CA last weekend. John and band had a fantastic time playing for you all this Summer. The critical reviews of the tour were great, the fans gave rave reviews and the crowds were awesome. Up next for John and band is a quick trip to New England/Boston area to play Farm Aid 2008 on S ...[more]

Send Us YOUR Review of John's Summer Tour Dates
Aug 08, 2008-  Mellencamp.com and ClubCherryBomb.net want Mellenhead concert reviews of John’s current tour. Chosen reviews will be published in blog format in the ClubCherryBomb.net JOURNAL section. Excerpts from the best reviews will be posted on a new feature entitled: “What the Fans are Saying” on Mellencamp.com. The best submission from each show will be sen ...[more]